Teaching Literacy:
Engaging the imagination of new readers and writers.

“Great Book Jan 12, 2009 — I bought this book for Christmas for my girlfriend, an aspiring SLP focusing on literacy. She absolutely loves it, says it’s very easy to read, and cannot wait to use the classroom applications in real life. “ From: BetterWorldBooks

“Focuses on enhancing students’ metalinguistic awareness and not just their intuitive use of words, fostering the development of higher mental functions.”
Elena Bodrova, Senior Researcher, McREL

“A fun, revealing guide . . . Offers a new approach designed to present classroom teachers with intriguing, different activities. Chapters offer challenges for student and teacher alike and encourage lessons which are refreshingly different.” The Midwest Book Review, August 2006

“A new approach that focuses on teaching core literacy skills using concepts ranging from fascinating to exotic to magnificent to weird. By framing the elements of literacy in the unforgettable, students more readily internalize and retain material, not only preparing them for tests, but also instilling a lifelong love of reading and writing.”footprint.com

Look at the imaginative way in which Dr. Bugra Zengin uses visual images, metaphors, and other memory techniques to make the English tense-aspect system easier to learn and apply for ESL students. He describes his research and exemplifies its successes in teaching. This is a sophisticated and effective model.

The Imaginative Literacy Program is a program of the Centre for Imaginative Education in the Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6.